[German]A Windows 10 upgrade requires an installed and activated Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 and setup has to be executed from this Windows version. But it’s not necessary to run a full upgrade. There is a way to do a clean install of Windows 10 and activate this copy, if the system contains an activated Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1.

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Update Windows 10. In Windows 10, you decide when and how to get the latest updates to keep your device running smoothly and securely. To manage your options and see available updates, select Check for Windows updates. Or select the Start button, and then go to Settings Update & Security Windows Update. Jan 14, 2020 Use these steps to upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 using a clean installation: Start your Windows 7 PC with the Windows 10 USB bootable media. Press any key to begin. Click the Next button. Click the Install now button. Windows 10 setup install option. Confirm the genuine Windows 10 product key.

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Requirements – only a legal path

The hack discussed below doesn’t provide illegal hints to activate Windows 10. It is required, that there is an activated Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1. Also a Windows bootable install media created with Windows Media Creation Tool is mandatory. Then it’s possible, to create a file GenuineTicket.xml, do a clean install and activate Windows 10. This is pretty helpful, if Windows 10 upgrade fails with a fatal error and rollback to previous Windows.

A first hint from MS Answers …

A user, who failed to upgrade to Windows 10 reported the problem in this US Microsoft Answers forum. Another user mentioned, that he was able to copy a file

c:windows.oldpanthergenuineticket.xml

left from a failed upgrade to a USB thumb drive. The genuineticket.xml file is generated at the beginning of the upgrade from within Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1. After executing a clean install using a bootable install image, he copied genuineticket.xml to the Windows 10 folder:

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c:programdatamicrosoftwindowsclipsvcgenuineticket

This enables Windows 10 to activate the copy after a Windows restart.

An advanced approach – create genuineticket.xml

Another user posted a short hint at reddit.com, how to create the file genuineticket.xml from within Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1. Here are a step by step guide, how to proceed.

1. First download an install image using Microsoft Media Creation tool and let the tool create an install DVD or an USB stick.

2. Open explorer and navigate to folder source on the install media and copy the file gatherosstate.exe from folder source to your desktop.

3. Execute gatherosstate.exe to create the file GenuineTicket.xml. This must be done in an activated Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1.

4. Save the file GenuineTicket.xml to an external media (USB drive, SD card).

5. Boot your system with a Windows 10 install media and do a clean install. If a key is requested, skip that question.

This is half way down your Windows 10 install. The problem: This copy can’t be activated, because we don’t have a proof that the machine ran a legite Windows for an upgrade. So we need to process the next two steps.

1. Launch explorer.exe in Windows 10, go to View tab and check the option Hidden items.

2. Copy the saved file GenuineTicket.xml into the folder:
C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsClipSVCGenuineTicket

Then restart Windows 10. After login Windows 10 should get automatically activated. Hope it helps to install Windows 10 upgrade on machines, where Windows Update or setup.exe throw an unrecoverable error.

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Can you upgrade Windows 10 32 bit to 64 bit?

You can only upgrade your 32 bit version of Windows 7/8/8.1 to 32 bit Windows 10, because Microsoft only allows you to upgrade from a qualifying version to its equivalent edition on the same architecture.

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But the 32-bit version is limited to 4GB of RAM, which will affect the computer's responsiveness. For example, if you run virtual machines, video editing, PS, etc at the same time, your computer may stop working. So, many users may want to convert Windows 10 32 bit to 64 bit without losing data and reinstalling programs. Is it possible?

Of course, you can change your Windows 10 to 64 bit, but there are something you need to do at first.

Ensure the processor and drivers of your computer are compatible with 64 bit version.
Backup system including personal files and folders. To upgrade Winows 10 home or Professional 32 bit to 64 bit, the only way is to clean install the operating system and reconfigure all your settings. However, this operation will remove all the data and programs on the system disk. So, it’s necessary to create a system image for your computer.

Upgrade Windows 10 32 bit to 64 bit without data loss

What you do you need

1. Check if the system type is 64 bit. The detailed steps: search System Information in the search box and press Enter, then you will see x64-based PC or x86-based PC at the right side of System Type in the pop-up window. The x64-based PC is 64 bit while the x86-based PC is 32 bit.

2. Verify the RAM of your computer, at least 2GB. Right-click This PC and select Properties from the context menu, then you can see RAM and its size.

3. Ensure that the drivers on the current computer is compatible with 64 bit. You can go to the manufacturer’s website and see if it supports 64-bit version drivers. This operation will avoid some unnecessary problems after upgrading.

Backup your computer before upgrading

To backup system, you could consider using free backup software AOMEI Backupper Standard. It can avoid reinstalling Windows and losing data when something unexpected, even if your computer is unbootable. It supports backing up to multiple devices, such as, external hard drive, flash drive, network drive, etc.

Besides, the advanced version, such as, AOMEI Backupper Professional, allows you to restore system image to computer with different hardware. It makes use of 'Univesal Restore' feature to overcome the driver compatibility issues, so you can boot computer from the new hard drive successfully. Then, let's learn the following specific steps together.

Step 1. Download AOMEI Backupper, install and launch it. Then, in the main page of it, click System Backup under the Backup tab.

Step 2. As shown below, AOMEI Backupper has already chosen the system partition and other operating system related partition. Here, you only need to select a destination path for your backup. After that, click Start Backup.

Note: Unexpected human errors may result in system boot failsure while clean install. It's suggested to create a bootable disc with AOMEI Backupper just in case.

Now, come to the point: how to upgrade Windows 10 32 bit to 64 bit without losing data and programs. You need to create an installation media for Windows 10 first and then use it to clean install Windows 10 from scratch.

Create Windows 10 installation media

Step 1. Connect a USB drive with at least 8GB of available space.

Step 2. Go to Microsoft's Windows 10 download page, then Click the Download tool now button and save the Media Creation Tool to your PC.

Step 3. Double-click the Medi

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